Dawn K Homeschool

I was inspired by Ali Edwards to make this wall art.  You can see hers  here .  And, here is mine.  I just punched various scraps of paper with  this  Martha Stewart Classic Butterfly punch.  The frame is from Michaels Arts & Crafts.

I finally printed out and put up our Valentine's Day banner.  Print your copy  here . I used my Silhouette SD to cut out the birds. birds_C00302_20509

The coverlet is part of the DwellStudio Mandala collection which can be bought here  at Target.  The grey sheet set "Home Diamond" can also be bought at Target  here .  The bedskirt, Pinzon Matelasse, is of amazing quality and can be bought  here  at Amazon.  I also bought some Spring Maid pillow cases with yellow and white poka dots which you can see behind the grey pillow cases.  The yellow, decorative pillows are also Spring Maid and can be bought t Target. Tulip bunches are currently $1.00 at Michaels.  This vase holds four bunches.  Speaking of this vase.  Can you believe it was on clearance for a penny at Michaels?  The night stand cloths are napkins from Target -- their Dwell Studio brand.  The lamps are from IKEA -- item # 10175711 called Alang, but I am unable to find them on their website.  They were available at the Woodbridge, VA store, though.  You can see the product  here . The white vase here...

I just love the beadboard headboard John made for our room!   Making the frame Deciding where to put it Drilling holes to mount on the wall with toggle bolts Showing the back Mounting to the wall Here it is -- mounted! John puttied the holes, touched up the paint and added a ledge and moulding. I just love it!  Thanks, John

I searched for days for a swag lamp that I adored, but they were all so very expensive.  I finally Googled for tips on making one and found this  most helpful blog.  It teaches in detail how to make a lampshade.  I bought the supplies for the shade from  the Lamp Shop  while John bought the swag kit and socket from Home Depot. The fabric was unusable material  we bought from IKEA to make the valances from, but the image was so horribly printed on the fabric, they they proved useless for curtains.  We decided it was the perfect material for the lamp shade! After deciding on the size (9 x 13 inches), I bought the top and bottom washers, a foot of the pressure sensitive sytrene, and an accordion bottle of tacky glue from the Lamp Shop. Then I measured the fabric a little larger than what I needed.  I figured it would be easier to trim the extra fabric off the styrene once the fabric was adhered to it. Because the styrene had been hand-cut rather...

This is the first year we've decorated for Valentine's Day.  It's not that the holiday is incredibly important to me, but I was taking down the Christmas display the other day and realized I would miss having a holiday display on the entertainment center.  So, I bought a few items on sale from A. C. Moore and Michaels and made some framed art with my  Silhouette SD . Not wanting to spend too much, I was pleased to be able to use the same table runner from Christmas (purchased at Target), the two glass globes which had held a Christmas candle and sugared faux pears, and the two tea candle holders. I filled the one with a candle and tied hearts ribbon around it.  The ribbon was bought from Michaels this week at 50% off.  I bought a laminated hearts garland from A. C. Moore for $3.59 with a 40% off coupon, cut the hearts from the garland and placed them in the glass globe.  I cut two strips of dotted blue cardstock and taped them to the tea candle holders. I b...

I have so much to share, but right now I am just so excited that I finished sewing my first ever valance.  In fact, it's the first real sewing I've done outside of sewing on cards.  I bought  this  fabulous fabric -- Waverly Cross Section Charcoal, and the link will take you to the least expensive source I found for it. Okay, I just had to show a little more.  I will post information about the beadboard headboard my husband made as well as sources for the bedding, night stands and lamps later. Waverly Cross Section Charcoal Irja Curtain Rod from Ikea for $1.99